Sunday, January 28, 2018

NORWAY: LISTEN TO THE MGP ENTRIES, ALEXANDER RYBAK RETURNS

NRK released the names and songs of MGP 2018 on January 15 and among them we have Alexander Rybak (Eurovision 2009 winner), last year's JOWST is back at it, credited as the singer Alexander Walmann this time, Roxette's Per Gessle has co-written Charla K's song. Kjetil Mørland (ESC 2015) hs written Rebecca's song. Stella Mwangi (ESC 2011) is another veteran re-trying. Only one song in Norwegian this time.

This blogger loves Chilean Alejandro Fuente's Spanish language entry Tengo otra with it's beat - must be the recent Cuban influence and the beat is pure Gente De Zona. Love it! But maybe it's not the way to go, even if Norway has sent some Latin stuff before. Other ones to look out Walmann, Rybak (but I doubt this groovy number would set European wide audiences to voting frenzy.... or would it? Hmm...), Charla K and Vidar Villa.

All in all a good selection of songs a quite many potential winners :-)